"Wine? What kind of wine?"
Lin Jiangnian looked a little confused.
“…”
The red-dressed woman immediately raised her eyes, her cold and beautiful eyes, with a hint of personal grudge, staring at Lin Jiangnian.
It was cold and deserted, yet there was a hint of murderous aura, which made Lin Jiangnian feel a little uneasy.
Act stupid with her?
"What do you think?"
She snorted coldly.
"Oh~"
Lin Jiangnian seemed to suddenly understand, "Are you talking about yesterday's wine?"
The woman in red said nothing.
Still pretending!
This guy is much more hypocritical than she imagined.
“Gone!”
Unexpectedly, Lin Jiangnian simply shook his head.
The red-dressed woman's eyes fixed: "No more?"
"yes!"
Lin Jiangnian nodded: "There were two jars of wine. You took one yesterday, and I gave the remaining one to the senior from Ruyi Tower today... so it's gone!"
Hearing this, the red-dressed woman was stunned for a moment, then she stared at Lin Jiangnian: "Didn't you brew that wine?"
"yes?"
“Since it’s gone, why not continue brewing?”
“I’m busy!”
Lin Jiangnian sighed, "I'm very busy!"
The woman in red had no expression on her face: "What are you busy with?"
"Help you find the Xuanyang Map!"
Lin Jiangnian was confident and justified.
The woman in red: "..."
She suddenly realized that in this regard, the guy in front of her seemed to always be right!
She can't even reason with him?
Thinking of this, a hint of irritation arose in her heart.
I feel inexplicably unhappy.
"Then I don't care!"
She said with a straight face and expressionless face: "I want to drink."
"You want to drink? Go out and buy some?"
The woman in red stared at Lin Jiangnian with her beautiful eyes and asked unhappily, "Where can I buy it?"
"Aren't there places selling alcohol everywhere? You can buy it wherever you like."
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her, as if thinking of something: "You don't have any money, do you?"
“…”
The woman in red felt that the expression on her face was a little out of control and she felt like hitting someone!
Inexplicable impulse!
She took a deep breath to calm herself down, then looked at the guy in front of her who was still playing dumb with her, and said through gritted teeth, "I want to drink...last night's wine!"
It wasn't until the red-dressed woman was about to break down, her icy expression frightening, that Lin Jiangnian seemed to suddenly understand: "You mean... you want to drink the wine I brewed last night?"
“…”
The woman in red didn't say anything, but just stared at Lin Jiangnian coldly, watching him act alone.
"If you wanted to drink, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Lin Jiangnian looked as if he had just realized something: "I thought you were craving alcohol. Turns out you wanted to drink last night's wine? That's easy. If you want to drink, then... I don't have it!"
“…”
silence.
The woman in red hadn't reacted yet and was a little dazed.
No, no?
Why is he still so excited?
Is it too early to say that?
The woman in red realized something belatedly.
"Are you kidding me?!"
"No."
"How dare you play tricks on me?"
She opened her eyes wide, and there seemed to be some shame and anger flashing in those beautiful eyes.
Facing the pressure from the woman in red, Lin Jiangnian remained remarkably calm. He spread his hands and said, "Didn't I tell you long ago? Those two jars of wine are long gone... You're still asking after I've already told you. What can I do?"
Anger kept surging on Liu Su's face, and she stared at Lin Jiangnian in front of her with a fierce look in her eyes.
At this moment, Lin Jiangnian also noticed this and immediately said cautiously: "What do you want to do..."
"angry?"
"I'm not angry yet... Yesterday you took my wine without my consent. Was that polite of you?"
"Shouldn't I be the one who should be angry?"
Lin Jiangnian's words were convincing and justified.
“…”
She stared at Lin Jiangnian without saying a word.
That cold expression seemed to make the temperature of the entire room drop sharply.
There were faint traces of murderous aura in the air, but in the end, it flashed by and disappeared.
"Good, very good!"
After gradually calming down, she stared at Lin Jiangnian in front of her and sneered, "You are really getting bolder and bolder. You actually dare to contradict me?"
"Have you forgotten your current status and position?!"
Cold words filled the room.
It was like a physical attack, coming straight at Lin Jiangnian's face.
Lin Jiangnian still sat there, looking calmly at the woman in red before him, shaking his head and sighing, "You misunderstood... Of course I haven't forgotten!"
"The status and position I have now were all given to me by you, Lady Liu."
"I have immense respect and gratitude for Lady Liu!"
“…”
Full of nonsense!
This is the biggest impression the woman in red has of Lin Jiangnian at this moment.
Since they had met for some time, the biggest feeling this person gave her was hypocrisy!
The mind is unfathomable!
This person is not as harmless as he appears to be. Who knows what kind of complicated thoughts are hidden under his calm and handsome appearance.
His ambition goes far beyond this!
From his frequent visits to Ruyi Tower and his diligent practice of martial arts, it was clear that he was a man who would not tolerate being controlled by others for long.
Thinking of this, the woman in red frowned slightly.
She knew very well that this guy in front of her would never be willing to be controlled by him. He was secretly brewing some conspiracy.
Although she was not worried, Lin Jiangnian, who was infected with the love poison, could not break free from her control no matter what.
but……
If we let him continue like this, this guy will definitely rebel when he grows up.
Danger!
This is an extremely dangerous guy!
Thinking of this, Liu Su couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
I really made a mistake in the dilapidated temple that night. The guy in front of me is completely difficult to control.
only……
She no longer has a choice.
Having come this far, no matter what happens next, she must proceed according to the original plan.
After staring at Lin Jiangnian for a long time, she slowly withdrew her gaze. The coldness in her eyes gradually dissipated, and she stared at Lin Jiangnian's hypocritical yet handsome face with a hint of mocking smile at the corner of her mouth.
"Admiration? Gratitude?"
“That’s right!”
"Why be so hypocritical?"
The woman in red glanced at him and sneered: "Do you think I will believe it?"
Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "Whether you believe it or not is up to you...at least that's what I think."
"Oh!"
There was a strange glint in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
She stared at Lin Jiangnian: "Since you say so... do you admire and appreciate me?"
"Then this girl wants you to drink two jars of wine, will you give them to me?"
“No!”
“…”
"Admiration and gratitude are one thing, but that wine..."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head and still refused: "No."
A cold look flashed across the eyes of the woman in red: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"You won't."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head, as if he had expected this. "You worked so hard to have me impersonate the Prince of Lin, and now your goal is almost achieved... You definitely won't kill me before you get the Xuanyang Map."
The woman in red sneered: "Can't I regret it?"
"I see you're getting irritated, so why not kill you?"
Lin Jiangnian still shook his head and sighed: "You won't."
"Why?"
She narrowed her eyes in a sneer.
"You're not such an irrational person."
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and felt confident.
If it were Xu Lan, perhaps it would indeed be possible. That girl's thoughts could change at any time, and she was indeed unpredictable.
But the woman in red before me...
She won't.
She is a very rational and calm person!
Meticulous and unfathomable.
Very dangerous!
The more dangerous a woman is, the less likely she is to be moody and change her mind at will. She won't do anything irrational before her goal is achieved.
This is also the reason why Lin Jiangnian is so confident.
Even though his life is now in her hands, as long as she hasn't got the Xuanyang Map, Lin Jiangnian and she are tied to the same rope.
Not afraid at all!
…
The woman in red was in a daze, and finally realized something... Is this the reason why this guy is so fearless?
He is not afraid of himself at all?
"It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson, do you really think... I'm easy to talk to?"
The red-dressed woman's eyes gradually narrowed, and the faint look in her eyes seemed to have a bit more coldness.
The smile on her face gradually disappeared, and her bare hands tapped the table lightly as usual, as if she was muttering something.
The next second, Lin Jiangnian's expression suddenly changed.
Suddenly, a reaction emerged in the originally calm body.
pain!
The intense pain came suddenly, Lin Jiangnian's face suddenly changed, and he suddenly covered his chest.
The foreign body that had disappeared for a long time suddenly appeared.
It was as if something had penetrated his body and was wriggling inside him. As the foreign object moved, so did the piercing pain.
Lin Jiangnian's face looked extremely ugly and ashen.
“Bang!”
As the chair fell to the ground, Lin Jiangnian fell heavily to the ground, curled up into a ball.
pain!
It was a pain that almost pierced the soul, as if touching a nerve, unimaginable pain.
The woman in red was still sitting at the table, staring coldly at Lin Jiangnian, who was struggling in pain on the ground. Her cold face was devoid of any emotion.
It wasn't until a moment later that she slowly withdrew her gaze. The fingers that were tapping the table also stopped.
Lin Jiangnian lay on the ground, feeling the piercing pain in his body subside. He lay on the ground, gasping for breath.
His face was pale, without any blood in it.
It was like going through a painful and torturous torture.
silence!
The room fell into silence for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Jiangnian finally regained some strength.
He struggled to get up from the ground, still feeling trembling all over. He raised his eyes and met the gaze of the woman in red sitting at the table.
“You’re so cruel!”
Lin Jiangnian took a deep breath and said, "How cruel!"
The woman in red looked at him calmly: "It's just a small punishment for you... You seem to have been a little too presumptuous recently!"
This guy has been becoming more and more unscrupulous in front of her recently, and even... dared to threaten her?
If we don't teach him a lesson, he might become lawless!
"Okay, you win!"
Lin Jiangnian slumped on the ground, gasping for breath and taking several deep breaths.
He looks like he thinks you are being cruel.
A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the woman in red: "Wouldn't it be better to do this earlier?"
He glanced at Lin Jiangnian lying on the ground, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Where's the wine?"
"No."
The smile on the red-dressed woman's face froze again.
…
She stared at Lin Jiangnian's slightly stubborn eyes, a little annoyed: "Are you looking for death?!"
She felt like she was being fooled!
"If I say no, then it's no. Even if you kill me... it won't work."
Lin Jiangnian was still gasping for breath and stroking his chest. The pain had not completely subsided yet. He looked into the embarrassed eyes of the woman in red.
He slowly stood up from the ground, walked to the table, and stood in front of her.
The woman in red raised her eyes slightly and stared at him with a hint of vigilance: "What are you doing?"
"Do I dare to do anything to you?"
Although the woman in red knew that this was true, for some reason she always felt that the guy in front of her seemed to be plotting something against her.
Lin Jiangnian covered his chest and sat next to her.
The red-dressed woman's eyes immediately fixed, and she subconsciously moved to the side, her expression becoming more alert: "What exactly do you want to do?"
"I want to ask you a question."
Lin Jiangnian's pale face softened a little, and he stared at her in front of him: "If you tell me, I will help you make wine tomorrow, how about that?"
The red-dressed woman's eyes grew more alert. "What's the problem?"
Lin Jiangnian pointed to his chest and asked, "What exactly is the poison in my body?"
"That's it?"
"That's it."
The woman in red had no expression on her face: "Didn't I tell you already?"
"Is it really the heartless Gu?" Lin Jiangnian looked into her eyes and asked back.
There seemed to be a hint of unnaturalness in the eyes of the woman in red, and she turned her gaze away slightly.
“That’s right!”
Lin Jiangnian continued to watch her reaction and said, "After you reminded me last time, I did go to Ruyi Tower to check..."
"Why haven't I heard of the Heartless Gu?"
The woman in red felt a slight stir in her heart. She glanced back at him and said calmly, "The Heartless Gu is a lost Gu technique. Although Ruyi Tower contains records of most of the martial arts in the world, it doesn't contain all of them..."
"There's nothing strange about you not finding the Heartless Gu!"
She explained calmly, without a trace of strangeness in her tone or expression.
As if, it should be so.
Lin Jiangnian continued to stare at her face. After a while, he slowly looked away and nodded, "I see."
For some reason, the woman in red always felt that Lin Jiangnian seemed to have something else to say.
Did he discover something?
For some reason, she felt vaguely uneasy. She glanced at Lin Jiangnian calmly and said calmly, "So... is it okay?"
"What can I do?"
She said expressionlessly: "Wine."
"I suspect you're lying to me, so..."
Lin Jiangnian shook his head: "No."
“…”
“…”
“…”
The woman in red left.
Left angrily!
He even seemed a little frustrated.
Walking very fast.
It seemed like if I stayed any longer, I would explode on the spot.
After she left, the room returned to silence. Lin Jiangnian sat at the table, watching the red-dressed woman's back as she left, and remained silent for a long time.
He gradually withdrew his gaze, lightly covered his chest, closed his eyes, and carefully felt the lingering warmth of the piercing pain just now.
The memory of the pain was even more intense, like a pain that touched his soul. Lin Jiangnian closed his eyes and carefully savored the feeling.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Jiangnian suddenly opened his eyes.
“I found you!”
At this moment, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
After careful feeling, he finally sensed the "foreign object" lurking in his body near his dantian.
“So it’s here?!”
Lin Jiangnian muttered to himself.
At this moment, his eyes were slightly excited.
Everything that happened before was within Lin Jiangnian's calculations.
He deliberately angered the woman in red, causing her to activate the poisonous insect in her body. The poisonous insect had been lurking in Lin Jiangnian's body from the beginning, and as long as it didn't move, Lin Jiangnian would not be able to detect its existence at all.
Therefore, if Lin Jiangnian wanted to solve the problem, he had to make it move. And the only person who could make it move was Liu Su.
This is also the reason why Lin Jiangnian was so reckless in provoking her tonight.
Lin Jiangnian's goal is to find the location of this poisonous insect.
It wasn't until the red-dressed woman urged it just now that 'it' finally moved. While enduring the excruciating pain, Lin Jiangnian also concentrated on trying to capture the existence of the poisonous insect.
If it were before, Lin Jiangnian really didn't have this ability.
But after practicing the Xuanyang Heart Method these days, Lin Jiangnian clearly felt that he was becoming more and more proficient in controlling his body. Especially the "qi" in his body, which could almost control every part of his body.
When the woman in red tried to activate the insect, Lin Jiangnian was also trying to find a way to fight back.
Fortunately, it worked!
Finally, found it!
After confirming the location of the poisonous insect lurking in his body, Lin Jiangnian felt relieved. But then, his expression gradually became serious again.
Although the location of the poisonous insect was found, it was lurking in the dantian area of Lin Jiangnian's lower abdomen, making it almost impossible to detect.
More importantly, Lin Jiangnian currently has no countermeasures.
How to force it out?
Or... should we fight poison with poison and kill it with poison?
Lin Jiangnian looked solemn and thoughtful.
Heartless Gu?
I had asked Elder Li about this poison before, but he had never heard of it. Although it is possible that this poison has been lost and is rare in the world, Elder Li has never heard of it.
But in comparison, Lin Jiangnian was more suspicious... Was the woman in red lying to him?
Does this heartless Gu not exist at all?
In order to verify his guess, Lin Jiangnian browsed through books about Gu poison in Ruyi Tower today, and actually found some incomplete information about Gu poison.
The reason why Lin Jiangnian angered the woman in red tonight was not only to make her activate the poisonous insect so that he could take the opportunity to find the location of the poisonous insect in her body, but more importantly, he also wanted to confirm the origin of the poisonous insect in her body.
"My chest aches, my whole body trembles, and it feels like a heart-wrenching pain..."
Lin Jiangnian muttered to himself, his face becoming more confused.
The symptoms don’t seem to match?
What kind of poisonous insect did she use?
At a certain moment of deep thought, Lin Jiangnian recalled the reaction of the woman in red when he asked about it just now, and seemed to be thinking about something.
The next second, he seemed to realize something and suddenly raised his eyes.
“Could it be…”
…
early morning.
The sun slowly fell on the backyard.
Lin Jiangnian stood in the yard with a standard and solid horse stance.
Right in front of him, there was a big tree as thick as a bowl.
Lin Jiangnian stared at the tree and took a deep breath.
"drink!"
With a light shout, Lin Jiangnian raised his hand and punched the bowl-thick tree trunk hard.
“Crack!”
Followed by a crisp cracking sound.
There is a crack on this bowl-thick tree trunk!
…
(Two-in-one update)
Thanks to the little rich lady 【Cha Cha Cha Cha Qian】 for the reward!